Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:A Mountain Journey
Point of View: Third Person (Omniscient/Limited?)
Protagonist: Dave Conroy What type of character is the Protagonist? Round and dynamic
Antagonist: Himself. “Any man who froze his hands or feet had only himself to blame...”
Describe the setting: The story takes place sometime between 1925-1940. Dave Conroy is by the Snake Indian River in the Canadian Rockies, near Jasper, Alberta. Mood and Atmosphere?
Type of Conflict: Man vs. Himself
Describe the main conflict: Dave Conroy has to make the right choices while battling longing to quickly get to the railway station, and head home.
Describe the Climax of the Story: Conroy had frozen hands and feet. He could not get a fire started, so he decided to keep on going. At the top of a ridge, he paused to catch his breath, and he stayed there. The turning point is where he decided to stop and rest.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?: He realizes that he is going to die, and gives up trying to keep surviving. “They would come and get him, Conroy thought-Macdonald, Macmorgan, someone would come and get him.”
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme: The theme that we have concluded from the story is looking at the big and small picture. It relates to the title because journeys are one of the many situations that need thought of the big and small picture. What we mean by “small picture” is that if you were going to buy groceries, the big picture would be just getting there and buying some, The small picture would be: how you’re going to get there, how much time it will take, and making a grocery list.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?: It’s him making the wrong choices because he's only looking at the big picture, and not thinking about how to get there and planning ahead.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? Conroy fell into the river because he took the shortcut and wasn't thinking about how dangerous crossing the river was, but only about getting across.
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: "...snow, white and soft as flour." pg.91
Metaphor: "...cold was an old man's fingers..." pg.91
Personification: "...whose breath had hung stubby icicles..." pg.91
Symbol: A tree represents protection.
Foreshadowing (give both elements): Second paragraph of pg.94. The story stated that even though he was freezing and should be making shelter, he went on. Later, in pg. 95, he freezes his fingers and regrets not making camp, while he still could.
Irony: "He say the snow melt around his wrists and flow into the top of his mittens, searing the flesh of his wrists like flame." pg. 93This quote is ironic because cold does not sear flesh like flame.
Imagery: Second last paragraph of pg. 94
Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.The class theme is choices, but we think the theme is looking at small details and the "small picture", not just the big picture and trying to skip things. Choices are often influenced by how you look at the situation. So, if you walking back from the grocery store in the rain and you ran into a friend, the "small picture" would be to think about how long the conversation is going to take you, if your grocerys are going to get wet, and if your going to be back in time for your favourite TV show. The big picture would be just to talk to your friend, and whenever the coversation is done, go home. So ultimately, the choice you will make is based on how you see and do about the situation. The themes choices and looking at the "small picture" as well as the big one are greatly related to each other.Completion5/5Effort 5/5Content 4.5/5total 14.5/15
Character Sketch
What are three character traits that could be deadly when put together? The traits would not be as bad as one would think to be enough to kill a person. Conroy is determined, in denial and anxious in this story, and that combination to him is deadly under his circumstances. When he is in denial, he makes choices that are not rational and do not make sense. A quote from the story states: “Conroy decided that his hands were not frozen, his feet, which he could no longer feel in his boots, not frozen.” This quote obviously proves that Conroy was in denial. Another quote shows how he is making irrational decisions. “He wiggles his toes in his boots. They were cold, but perhaps, he though, not wet. Only his ankles and heels seemed wet. If he hurried he could make it.” Dave Conroy is also very determined. If he lived in a later time period, and worked in a different environment he would be a very successful person because of his hard working and determined attitude. “Ice on the bottom of the skis dragged heavily in the snow, but he fought against it, pushing on his poles…”This shows how determined he is, and this one shows how hard working he is: “His shoulder muscles, as he lunged against the ski poles, bulged as though they would burst their skin, ached until their pain became cry within him.” The last character trait was the one that contributed most to the cause of his death, and that is his anxiety. In this story, Conroy is very anxious, and that causes him to skip details, and rush through things. “He was less than three miles from the cabin, and the promise of its warmth and comfort would not let him stop.” All the decisions that Conroy makes in the story are based on how to get to the railway in a way that is fast and easy as possible. It is good to think that, but you also have to focus on the details, which in real life is how to do whatever one is doing with much dedication and efficiency as possible. In Conroy’s situation, however, the detail that he forgot was to find a way to survive. There are three main character traits of Dave Conroy from the story “A Mountain Journey” by Howard O'Hagan. He is determined, anxious and in denial, and under his circumstances, they all contributed to his death because they influenced him to think irrationally and make very intelligent decisions. This is a major contradiction.
5/6 It shows a great depth of understanding, but it does not fit into the category of sixes. Emily/Daniel Great Job. Try to more smoothly integrate your quotes into the paragraph. 5.5/6
Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:A Mountain Journey
Point of View: Third Person (Omniscient/Limited?)
Protagonist: Dave Conroy
What type of character is the Protagonist? Round and dynamic
Antagonist: Himself. “Any man who froze his hands or feet had only himself to blame...”
Describe the setting: The story takes place sometime between 1925-1940. Dave Conroy is by the Snake Indian River in the Canadian Rockies, near Jasper, Alberta.
Mood and Atmosphere?
Type of Conflict: Man vs. Himself
Describe the main conflict: Dave Conroy has to make the right choices while battling longing to quickly get to the railway station, and head home.
Describe the Climax of the Story: Conroy had frozen hands and feet. He could not get a fire started, so he decided to keep on going. At the top of a ridge, he paused to catch his breath, and he stayed there. The turning point is where he decided to stop and rest.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?: He realizes that he is going to die, and gives up trying to keep surviving. “They would come and get him, Conroy thought-Macdonald, Macmorgan, someone would come and get him.”
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme: The theme that we have concluded from the story is looking at the big and small picture. It relates to the title because journeys are one of the many situations that need thought of the big and small picture. What we mean by “small picture” is that if you were going to buy groceries, the big picture would be just getting there and buying some, The small picture would be: how you’re going to get there, how much time it will take, and making a grocery list.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?: It’s him making the wrong choices because he's only looking at the big picture, and not thinking about how to get there and planning ahead.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? Conroy fell into the river because he took the shortcut and wasn't thinking about how dangerous crossing the river was, but only about getting across.
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile: "...snow, white and soft as flour." pg.91
Metaphor: "...cold was an old man's fingers..." pg.91
Personification: "...whose breath had hung stubby icicles..." pg.91
Symbol: A tree represents protection.
Foreshadowing (give both elements): Second paragraph of pg.94. The story stated that even though he was freezing and should be making shelter, he went on. Later, in pg. 95, he freezes his fingers and regrets not making camp, while he still could.
Irony: "He say the snow melt around his wrists and flow into the top of his mittens, searing the flesh of his wrists like flame." pg. 93This quote is ironic because cold does not sear flesh like flame.
Imagery: Second last paragraph of pg. 94
Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.The class theme is choices, but we think the theme is looking at small details and the "small picture", not just the big picture and trying to skip things. Choices are often influenced by how you look at the situation. So, if you walking back from the grocery store in the rain and you ran into a friend, the "small picture" would be to think about how long the conversation is going to take you, if your grocerys are going to get wet, and if your going to be back in time for your favourite TV show. The big picture would be just to talk to your friend, and whenever the coversation is done, go home. So ultimately, the choice you will make is based on how you see and do about the situation. The themes choices and looking at the "small picture" as well as the big one are greatly related to each other.Completion5/5Effort 5/5Content 4.5/5total 14.5/15
Character Sketch
What are three character traits that could be deadly when put together? The traits would not be as bad as one would think to be enough to kill a person. Conroy is determined, in denial and anxious in this story, and that combination to him is deadly under his circumstances. When he is in denial, he makes choices that are not rational and do not make sense. A quote from the story states: “Conroy decided that his hands were not frozen, his feet, which he could no longer feel in his boots, not frozen.” This quote obviously proves that Conroy was in denial. Another quote shows how he is making irrational decisions. “He wiggles his toes in his boots. They were cold, but perhaps, he though, not wet. Only his ankles and heels seemed wet. If he hurried he could make it.” Dave Conroy is also very determined. If he lived in a later time period, and worked in a different environment he would be a very successful person because of his hard working and determined attitude. “Ice on the bottom of the skis dragged heavily in the snow, but he fought against it, pushing on his poles…”This shows how determined he is, and this one shows how hard working he is: “His shoulder muscles, as he lunged against the ski poles, bulged as though they would burst their skin, ached until their pain became cry within him.” The last character trait was the one that contributed most to the cause of his death, and that is his anxiety. In this story, Conroy is very anxious, and that causes him to skip details, and rush through things. “He was less than three miles from the cabin, and the promise of its warmth and comfort would not let him stop.” All the decisions that Conroy makes in the story are based on how to get to the railway in a way that is fast and easy as possible. It is good to think that, but you also have to focus on the details, which in real life is how to do whatever one is doing with much dedication and efficiency as possible. In Conroy’s situation, however, the detail that he forgot was to find a way to survive. There are three main character traits of Dave Conroy from the story “A Mountain Journey” by Howard O'Hagan. He is determined, anxious and in denial, and under his circumstances, they all contributed to his death because they influenced him to think irrationally and make very intelligent decisions. This is a major contradiction.
5/6 It shows a great depth of understanding, but it does not fit into the category of sixes.
Emily/Daniel
Great Job. Try to more smoothly integrate your quotes into the paragraph.
5.5/6